PROHEALTH CENTER | Chronic Disease Management

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Targeting diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and obesity Do you suffer from diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, or obesity? If so, then the Chronic Disease Management program was designed just for you.

The Chronic Disease Management program combines nutrition, exercise and behavioral change to minimize the risks and complications of these increasingly common chronic diseases.

The program focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to manage these diseases and includes:

		A health screening by a nurse
		Ongoing review of data by an MD
		A nutritional component
		Individualized patient education

Program Details

Cost
Some PROHEALTH programs may be covered by insurance, please call to determine eligibility and/or standard pricing.

Meeting Times
Classes meet 3 times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Hours of operation are 8am-8pm. Patients have the flexibility of coming at any time.

Education Seminars
PROHEALTH strives to educate people on how to make smarter food choices and cook healthier. We offer frequent education classes which include information on meal planning, how to eat right, and more. A nutritional evaluation is included in the monthly fee based on a 3-day intake done by the patient.

Monthly Patient Education Seminar Schedule
Call for current schedule details.

Program Contacts
Tabitha King - Exercise Specialist
Mary Ann Carter - Registered Nurse

PROHEALTH Cardio: 336-783-3401
Fax: 336-786-7357

"Prohealth is the best thing that ever happened to Mount Airy."
-Opal Parker
Diabetic Program

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Over 53% of deaths in our state are premature; they are not the result of accidents

Heart disease accounts for 33% of all deaths in the state and the loss of 6.0 years of life

Heart disease accounted for over 168,000 hospitalization in 2003 with over $3.6 billion in hospital charges

Diabetes has increased from 4.5% of the population to 8.1% in 2003

Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness, kidney disease, and non-traumatic lower limb amputating

The cost of diabetes was more than $2.7 billion in 2003

61% of the population reports being obese or over weight

Medical cost associated with obesity totaled over $2.1 billion with Medicare pay $662 million in 2003

In 2003, 20% of youth were identified as being obese

PROHEALTH
280 North Pointe Blvd.
Mt. Airy, NC
336.783.0399
info@prohealthcenter.com